Snowpocalypse and Cancungate

[FreshJive]

Originally Posted by Melonhead

It’s due to deregulation and capitalism. Texas didn’t want to be part of the US power grid so they have their own shitty one to avoid regulation and the rich can profit. Then there was no incentive to winterize and equip the resources to deal with something of this magnitude.

Obviously the culprit was no incentive to winterize for a very rare event. The plants had actually just spent resources summerizing, because last year a nearly similar event almost occurred with the droughts and high temperatures Texas experienced last summer. All of the plants rely on water to heat and turn the turbines. This time it froze, last summer they nearly ran out.

The point is that both Reps and Dems lied about this event to score political points, and it is easy to see it, but most people will just agree with their team. Blaming capitalism is a bit simplistic. If power was completely socialized would winterizing Texas coal, gas, and nuclear plants be a priority? I doubt it.